Partick Thistle Season 1963-64

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1963-64

The 89th season of Partick Thistle F.C.

Matches

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1. Sat-10-Aug-1963 [h] (0-2) L0-2 Motherwell (League Cup Section 1 - game 1)

2. Wed-14-Aug-1963 [a] (2-1) D2-2 Falkirk (League Cup Section 1 - game 2)

3. Sat-17-Aug-1963 [h] (1-1) D2-2 Heart of Midlothian (League Cup Section 1 - game 3)

4. Wed-21-Aug-1963 [h] (0-1) D1-1 Aberdeen (SFL First Division - game 1)

5. Sat-24-Aug-1963 [a] (0-1) L0-2 Motherwell (League Cup Section 1 - game 4)

6. Wed-28-Aug-1963 [h] (2-1) W3-2 Falkirk (League Cup Section 1 - game 5)

7. Sat-31-Aug-1963 [a] (0-1) D2-2 Heart of Midlothian (League Cup Section 1 - game 6)

8. Sat-07-Sep-1963 [a] (1-1) L2-3 Third Lanark (SFL First Division - game 2)

9. Sat-14-Sep-1963 [h] (0-2) L0-3 Rangers (SFL First Division - game 3)

10. Mon-16-Sep-1963 [a] (1-1) W4-1 Glentoran (Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1st Round, 1st leg)

11. Sat-21-Sep-1963 [a] (0-3) L1-4 Heart of Midlothian (SFL First Division - game 4)

12. Sat-28-Sep-1963 [h] (0-0) D0-0 Motherwell (SFL First Division - game 5)

13. Mon-30-Sep-1963 [h] (0-0) W3-0 Glentoran (Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1st Round, 2nd leg) agg: W7-1

14. Sat-05-Oct-1963 [a] (0-3) L0-3 Kilmarnock (SFL First Division - game 6)

15. Sat-12-Oct-1963 [h] (0-0) W1-0 Dundee United (SFL First Division - game 7)

16. Sat-19-Oct-1963 [a] (0-0) D0-0 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 8)

17. Sat-26-Oct-1963 [a] (0-1) L0-1 East Stirlingshire (SFL First Division - game 9)

18. Sat-02-Nov-1963 [h] (0-1) W2-1 Hibernian (SFL First Division - game 10)

19. Sat-09-Nov-1963 [a] (3-2) L3-5 Celtic (SFL First Division - game 11)

20. Mon-11-Nov-1963 [h] (1-0) D1-1 Celtic (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final)

21. Sat-16-Nov-1963 [h] (1-1) W2-1 St Mirren (SFL First Division - game 12)

22. Mon-18-Nov-1963 [h] (2-0) W3-2 Spartak ZJŠ Brno (Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 2nd Round, 1st leg)

23. Sat-23-Nov-1963 [h] (1-1) W2-1 St Johnstone (SFL First Division - game 13)

24. Wed-27-Nov-1963 [a] (0-3) L0-4 Spartak ZJŠ Brno (Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 2nd Round, 2nd leg) agg: L3-6

25. Sat-30-Nov-1963 [a] (0-2) L0-3 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 14)

26. Sat-07-Dec-1963 [h] (3-0) W6-1 Queen of the South (SFL First Division - game 15)

27. Sat-14-Dec-1963 [h] (2-0) W2-0 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 16)

28. Sat-21-Dec-1963 [a] (0-0) L0-2 Airdrieonians (SFL First Division - game 17)

29. Mon-23-Dec-1963 [a] (1-0) L1-2 Celtic (Glasgow Cup Quarter Final replay)

30. Sat-28-Dec-1963 [a] (3-0) W5-0 Aberdeen (SFL First Division - game 18)

31. Wed-01-Jan-1964 [h] (0-1) L0-1 Third Lanark (SFL First Division - game 19)

32. Thu-02-Jan-1964 [a] (2-2) L3-4 Rangers (SFL First Division - game 20)

33. Sat-04-Jan-1964 [h] (1-0) W2-1 Heart of Midlothian (SFL First Division - game 21)

34. Sat-18-Jan-1964 [a] (0-1) L1-2 Motherwell (SFL First Division - game 22)

35. Sat-25-Jan-1964 [h] (1-0) W2-0 St Johnstone (Scottish Cup 2nd Round)

36. Sat-01-Feb-1964 [h] (2-0) W2-0 Kilmarnock (SFL First Division - game 23)

37. Sat-08-Feb-1964 [a] (0-1) W2-1 Dundee United (SFL First Division - game 24)

38. Sat-15-Feb-1964 [a] (0-1) L0-3 Rangers (Scottish Cup 3rd Round)

39. Wed-19-Feb-1964 [h] (0-0) L0-1 Dunfermline Athletic (SFL First Division - game 25)

40. Sat-22-Feb-1964 [h] (1-2) W3-2 East Stirlingshire (SFL First Division - game 26)

41. Sat-29-Feb-1964 [a] (0-1) L1-2 Hibernian (SFL First Division - game 27)

42. Wed-11-Mar-1964 [h] (0-1) D2-2 Celtic (SFL First Division - game 28)

43. Sat-14-Mar-1964 [a] (0-0) D0-0 St Mirren (SFL First Division - game 29)

44. Sat-21-Mar-1964 [a] (1-1) W3-2 St Johnstone (SFL First Division - game 30)

45. Fri-27-Mar-1964 [h] (2-0) W4-1 Falkirk (SFL First Division - game 31)

46. Sat-04-Apr-1964 [a] (1-0) W2-1 Queen of the South (SFL First Division - game 32)

47. Sat-18-Apr-1964 [a] (0-2) L2-5 Dundee (SFL First Division - game 33)

48. Fri-24-Apr-1964 [h] (0-0) W1-0 Airdrieonians (SFL First Division - game 34)

49. Wed-29-Apr-1964 [a] (2-0) W3-0 Caledonian (Jimmy Davidson Testimonial)

50. Sat-02-May-1964 [h] (0-0) W1-0 St Mirren (Summer Cup Section 2 - game 1)

51. Wed-06-May-1964 [a] (1-2) L2-4 Third Lanark (Summer Cup Section 2 - game 2)

52. Sat-09-May-1964 [h] (0-1) L0-1 Morton (Summer Cup Section 2 - game 3)

53. Wed-13-May-1964 [a] (1-0) W3-0 St Mirren (Summer Cup Section 2 - game 4)

54. Fri-15-May-1964 [h] (4-1) W7-2 Third Lanark (Summer Cup Section 2 - game 5)

55. Mon-18-May-1964 [a] (0-1) D1-1 Glentoran (Trevor Thompson Benefit)

56. Wed-20-May-1964 [a] (0-1) D1-1 Morton (Summer Cup Section 2 - game 6)

57. Sat-23-May-1964 [h] (1-0) W1-0 Aberdeen (Summer Cup Semi Final, 1st leg)

58. Wed-27-May-1964 [a] (0-1) L1-3 Aberdeen (Summer Cup Semi Final, 2nd leg) agg: L2-3

1963-64 summary

P58 W25 D11 L22 (1.483 ppg) Historical PT average: 1.413 ppg (@ 20-Mar-2026) The points-per-game measurements (ppg) above are calculated from our all games criteria, based on 1 point for a draw and 3 points for a win across all eras. How does this season compare? The answers are at your fingertips via our 21 (sortable) results summary tables → Thistle finish as Scotland's 7th club out of 37 in the Leagues. At the end of 1963-64, the club's historical average finish remains 9th. + League finish averages Table limited to the official 125 League seasons. The evolving strength of Aberdeen and Dundee United as well as the emergence of a plethora of strong new clubs vying for Top 12 places has gradually eroded Thistle's position in the Scottish game, pushing the club down around 2½ places in the pecking order since the mid 60s. sortable table headers

see also:

1963-64 (Reserves) →

Squad Stats

Squad List 1963-64

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• Sorted by position then name. Page refreshes will return this order.
• Table is limited to the 31 players who featured in any competitive first-team match this season.
• Quoted ages are dated @ Wed-27-May-1964, the last competitive match of the season.
• Average age of the starting eleven this season was 25y, 3m, 17d. (per DB snapshot @ 18-Feb-2025)

SFL First Division Table

notes

Promoted St Johnstone (champions) and East Stirlingshire (runners-up) were the new participants. 2 pts for a win, 1 pt for a draw. Those finishing level on points were placed in order of superior goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded). Table per John Litster, data integrity verified by the Thistle Archive. Abbreviations (where necessary): EC = European Cup; ICF = Inter-Cities Fairs Cup; ISL = International Soccer League; CWC = Cup Winners' Cup; R = Relegated.

see also:

1963-64 (season overview) →

Results Summary: PTFC League →

Results Summary: PTFC League (home) →

Results Summary: PTFC League (away) →

Results Summary: PTFC Top-Flight →

Results Summary: PTFC Top-Flight (home) →

Results Summary: PTFC Top-Flight (away) →

Results Summary: League finish averages →

League Cup Table

notes

2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw. Teams finishing level on points were placed in order of superior goal average. Thistle were seeded in the top half of the group stage draw which pitted the top 16 from last season's top-flight against each other, thus ensuring that 4 'lesser' teams from the bottom half of the draw would qualify for the two-legged Quarter Finals. Tabulated by The Thistle Archive by triple corroboration, using the match results published at Wikipedia and London Hearts before verifying them against our own database. For the 13th time out of 18 (1946-47 to date) Thistle fail to qualify from their League Cup group.

see also:

1963-64 (season overview) →

Summer Cup Table

notes

2 pts for a win, 1 pt for a draw. Those finishing level on points were placed in order of superior goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded). The 4 group winners in this 16 team tournament qualified for the two-legged Semi Finals. Tabulated by The Thistle Archive using contemporary newspaper reports for all 12 match results, and then verifying them against our own database. Abbreviations (where necessary): SF = Advanced to the Semi-Finals.

see also:

1963-64 (season overview) →

• The Thistle kit image for this season is © Historical Football Kits and is reproduced here by kind permission.